Forks, Washington

All during last year, I watched my students devour the latest books by Stephanie Meyer: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and most recently, Breaking Dawn. I didn't understand the phenomenom...so what's so great about vampires anyway?
We drove into Forks, Washington, and because I was hungry (as usual), I suggested we stop for lunch. We pulled into a little diner and had a mediocre meal, but on the way out I suggested we stop in the local drugstore which was advertising t-shirts on sale. As we entered, I saw signs advertising the books and assumed it was because the newest book had just been released. BUT NO! This was the mecca for the fans of the book, because this was the town where all the action took place. So I bought a bookmark that said "I was bitten in Forks" to bring back to one of my students and a friend at the bookstore. En route north of Forks, we passed this beach. Now that I've read the book, I can just picture the characters sitting on the driftwood talking about the history of the Native American werewolves and the visitation of the vampires. Here's the beach.

The diversity of Washington

Mount Rainier, the rainforest and desert, all in one state.

Here is my favorite picture

Those first two pictures are of the Seattle skyline from the water and Pike's Market which is worth a day at least! But my favorite picture comes from a night spent on the west coast in a little cottage on the ocean. The accomodations weren't fabulous, but the sunset was incredible.

I'm back but SO much has happened!

This summer, Michael and I traveled to Seattle, Washington to visit my daughter and then went on to explore Washington State. I have some great pictures from that trip that I would like to share. But the news is that my house in NH has finally sold, I am living in Maine, and I have changed jobs, still teaching but at a different school. SO many changes. But let me share my pictures of Washington here!